NEW Update

NEW shares are halted and it appears a BK filing is in the very near future. From the 8k filed today :

As previously disclosed, the Company has been in discussions with its lenders in an effort to obtain waivers for certain of the obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries under these financing arrangements. As described below, the Company has received notices from certain of its lenders asserting that the Company and/or its subsidiaries have violated their respective obligations under certain of these financing arrangements and that such violations amount to events of default. Certain of these lenders have further advised the Company that they are accelerating the Company's obligation to repurchase all outstanding mortgage loans financed under the applicable agreements. Below is a summary of the Company's financial obligations that are purported to have been accelerated by the Company's lenders as well as a description of certain additional notices received by the Company from its lenders.


Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank of America")
• The Company has received two letters from Bank of America, each dated March 8, 2007. The letters allege that certain subsidiaries of the Company failed to satisfy margin calls under that certain Third Amended and Restated Master Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2002, amended and restated to and including September 7, 2006, by and among certain subsidiaries of the Company and Bank of America, and that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2005, amended and restated to and including September 28, 2006, by and among certain subsidiaries of the Company and Bank of America (such agreements, the "Bank of America Agreements") and that as a result Events of Default (as defined in the respective Bank of America Agreements) have occurred. The letters also purport to accelerate the obligation of the Company's subsidiaries to repurchase all outstanding mortgage loans financed under the Bank of America Agreements. Under the Bank of America Agreements, such acceleration would require the immediate repayment of the repurchase obligation. The Company estimates that the aggregate repurchase obligation of its subsidiaries under the Bank of America Agreements was approximately $0.6 billion as of March 9, 2007. The Company is a guarantor under the Bank of America Agreements. In the letters, Bank of America additionally purports to transfer to itself the Company's subsidiaries' servicing rights under the Bank of America Agreements and requests that the Company and such subsidiaries transfer the relevant servicing records to a party designated by Bank of America.


Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays")
• The Company received a Notice of Termination of Servicing from Barclays, dated March 8, 2007, purporting to terminate the right of one of the Company's subsidiaries to service certain loans under that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, Barclays and Sheffield Receivables Corporation. In its notice, Barclays also requested that the Company and its subsidiaries take certain actions to facilitate the transfer of the servicing rights to a party appointed by Barclays.


Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. ("Citigroup")
• The Company received a Notice of Maintenance Call from Citigroup, dated March 6, 2007, stating that a margin deficit under that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, among certain subsidiaries of the Company, the Company, as guarantor, and Citigroup (the "Citigroup Agreement") exists, and demanding that such subsidiaries transfer approximately $80.3 million to Citigroup in immediately available funds on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2007. This obligation was satisfied as a result of the repayment described immediately below.


• The Company also received a Notice of Repurchase and Termination of Transactions from Citigroup, dated March 6, 2007, notifying the Company that Citigroup was exercising its option under the Citigroup Agreement to require the Company and/or its subsidiaries to satisfy their obligation to repurchase all outstanding mortgage loans financed under the Citigroup Agreement and to pay the amount of such obligation to Citigroup no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2007. The aggregate amount of this obligation at March 7, 2007 was approximately $717 million. On March 8, 2007, the Company used the proceeds of the additional financing under the Morgan Stanley Amendment to satisfy this obligation.
• Additionally, the Company and one of its subsidiaries received a Notice of Default, dated March 8, 2007, alleging that an Event of Default as defined in that certain Servicer Advanced Financing Facility Agreement between such subsidiary and Citigroup (the "Citigroup Servicer Agreement") exists as a result of the downgrade, on March 8, 2007, by Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investor Services of such subsidiary's residential primary servicer rating and the Company's alleged breach of its covenant to maintain cash and cash equivalents at all times in an amount of not less than $60 million. The Notice of Default states that all amounts and obligations of the Company (as guarantor) and such subsidiary in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $31.9 million together with interest, fees, expenses and other charges as provided in the Citigroup Servicer Agreement and the Note (as defined in the Citigroup Servicer Agreement) are immediately due and payable. This amount remains outstanding as of March 9, 2007.


Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC ("CSFBMC")
• The Company received a Notice of Event of Default and Exercise of Remedies, dated March 11, 2007, from CSFBMC alleging that certain Events of Default as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and CSFBMC (the "CSFBMC Agreement") have occurred as a result of (i) the alleged failure of such subsidiaries to make certain cash payments and (ii) alleged defaults of the Company and its subsidiaries under certain of their other financing arrangements. The March 11, 2007 letter purports to accelerate the obligation of the Company's subsidiaries to repurchase all outstanding mortgage loans financed under the CSFBMC Agreement and demands repayment of the aggregate repurchase obligation. Under the


CSFBMC Agreement, such acceleration would require the immediate repayment of the repurchase obligation. The Company estimates that the aggregate repurchase obligation of its subsidiaries under the CSFBMC Agreement was approximately $0.9 billion as of March 9, 2007. The Company is a guarantor under the CSFBMC Agreement. In its notice, CSFBMC additionally purports to terminate the Company's subsidiary's servicing rights under the CSFBMC Agreement and requests that the subsidiary take certain actions to facilitate the transfer of the servicing rights to a party appointed by CSFBMC.